Terningen Peak

Terningen Peak (72°11′S 2°45′E / 72.183°S 2.750°E / -72.183; 2.750Coordinates: 72°11′S 2°45′E / 72.183°S 2.750°E / -72.183; 2.750) A small rock peak, 2,680 m, marking the summit of Terningskarvet Mountain in the Gjelsvik Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver, and later by air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Terningen (the die).

See also

• List of mountains of Queen Maud Land

References

"Terningen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 

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